The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring SSL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SSL over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
286
246
292
Rank change year-on-year
-40
+46
+18
Permanent jobs citing SSL
3
49
7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West
SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the North West.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,362
1,156
1,614
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West
17.06%
11.74%
20.53%
Number of salaries quoted
451
876
676
10th Percentile
-
£26,000
£26,000
25th Percentile
£23,504
£31,250
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£33,000
£45,000
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
-26.67%
-5.26%
+0.53%
75th Percentile
£57,500
£61,250
£58,750
90th Percentile
£72,500
£73,125
£73,088
England median annual salary
£47,500
£47,500
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-
-5.00%
-4.76%
SSL Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing SSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
SSL Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SSL in the North West.
SSL Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing SSL in the North West over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
SSL Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SSL within the North West region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
SSL Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, job vacancies citing SSL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region with a requirement for SSL.
SSL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
